Boarded-up
windows marked the building before rehabilitation (left), which
included newly
installed wood storefronts to match the historic design. All upper-floor
windows were either repaired, or custom milled to match the originals (right).
The
Flowers Building was originally built as the Columbian
Lodge Number 7 of the Free and Accepted Masons. On the
exterior of the building, corner infill was removed to
reveal the original cut-a-way corner entry and Masonic
Lodge cornerstone.
In
1999, Miller
Gallman Developers purchased the building and
retained Pimsler Hoss Architects to convert the
upper floors into 18 loft apartments, while
respecting the historic configuration of the space.
